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Ashiyie Fulani residents screened for breast cancer
Dr Wiafe Addia (right) receiving the cheque fromMrs Obimpeh (LEFT) cheq
Breast Care International (BCI) in collaboration with the Affluent team of Stanbic Bank Ghana has organised a free breast cancer screening for residents of Ashiyie Fulani in Accra on Saturday.
About 100 women from the community were screened for the disease.
Speaking ahead of the screening exercise, the President of BCI, Dr Beatrice Wiafe Addai said most breast cancers were not detected early in Ghana due to late diagnosis.
She said the disease had no respect for any person and that it could affect both men and women with the latter being the most affected.
She said though it affects women the most, it has its repercussions on men as “every man has a woman in his life; it could be his mother, wife, sister or daughter.”
Dr Wiafe Addai said breast cancer was prevalent and the most common female cancer in Ghana, hence the need to have adequate knowledge about it.
She said it was unfortunate that some women resort to prayer camps and other forms of medications in an attempt to cure themselves of the disease but stated that “all this is because of lack of awareness.”
She said a lot of the women were dying ‘needlessly and prematurely’ with some dying at the age of 28 years because they did not seek for treatment early after being diagnosed of breast cancer.
Dr Wiafe Addai who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Peace and Love Hospital, educated the women on the risk factors of the disease which included hereditary, women who had never conceived or given birth before, women with one child who is above 33 years and career women.
She also said women who smoke cigarette or ‘shisha’, use skin lightening agents, and the intake of oily foods as well as lack of exercise could put a woman at risk of having breast cancer.
Dr Wiafe Addai also encouraged them to visit the hospital whenever they noticed a change on their breast.
The head of Affluence for Stanbic Bank Ghana, Mrs Margaret Obimpeh said the team every year looks out for a social intervention to support while team members individually contributes to support that project.
“This year our project is on breast cancer awareness and this is a collective contribution from our unit in support of the work that Breast Care International is doing,” she said.
The team later presented a cheque for GH¢20,000 to Dr Wiafe Addai to help alleviate the cost of breast cancer treatment for patients diagnosed of the disease.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
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GES directs Ashanti Regional, Obuasi Municipal Education Directors to step aside over Obuasi SHTS scandal
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Dr. William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect.
The directive forms part of ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Mr. Zakaria Abdulai.
According to GES, the decision is intended to ensure that the investigations proceed without potential interference, nor the perception of it.
The two directors are to hand over their offices and all state property in their possession to the Deputy Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr. Thomas Kwame Boateng.
Management added that the headmaster, Mr. Zakaria Abdulai, also remains interdicted and therefore urged the public to ignore any news circulating that he has been cleared.
Management is calling for calm, support and cooperation as thorough investigations into the matter continue.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has joined the family of the late Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the Ghanaian community in the UK, and other dignitaries for a memorial service in Southwark, UK.
In a post, Mr. Ablakwa described the service as deeply moving and unforgettable, held in honour of the late professor’s memory.
According to him, in keeping with the government’s pledge, he joined the family, Ghana’s High Commissioner to London, British MPs, Ministers, the Mayor of London, Cambridge scholars, Prof. Arday’s students and loved ones to pay respects and honour his inspiring legacy.
Mr. Ablakwa noted that Prof. Arday’s accomplishments as the youngest Black professor appointed at the University of Cambridge and his widely appreciated charitable contributions will continue to inspire generations.
“The Government and People of Ghana will continue to stand by our compatriots everywhere they are in the world. As we do so, we profess our commitment to justice, equality and the creation of a new world,” he said.
He prayed for fortitude for the family in what he described as an extraordinarily difficult time.
“We shall always remember Prof. Arday for his response when asked what he will wish to do to change the world: ‘I would take a thread and a needle, and I’d interweave love into our society’,” Mr. Ablakwa added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
